[{"word":"severing","phonetic":"/ˈsɛvɹ̩ɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈsɛvɹ̩ɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cut free.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"After he graduated, he severed all links to his family."},{"definition":"To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to sever an estate in joint tenancy"}],"synonyms":["becut","cut off"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which something is severed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sever","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/severing"]}]